News
Campaign Launched to Reform Students’ Union
Citing “concern for the increasing politicisation” of TCDSU, a campaign has been launched to withdraw Union support for the BDS movement and offer students the right to opt out of Union membership.
TAP Celebrates 30 Years with Contemporary Art Exhibition
The Trinity Access Programme will celebrate its 30th birthday this week with an art exhibition entitled ‘Essence of Student Life’ in the Exam Hall.
Senator David Norris to Retire in January
In an interview with Trinity News, Ireland’s longest-serving senator confirmed his plans to retire following a career that saw the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
International Student Survey Exposes Accommodation Scams and Sex-for-Rent Schemes
A survey conducted by the Irish Council of International Students has revealed that 13 per cent of international students in Ireland have fallen victim to accommodation scams, and a further five per cent have been exposed to sex-for-rent schemes.
László Molnárfi Announces Launch of RateMyElective.ie
The website, designed by Molnárfi himself and current and former Computer Science students, allows Trinity students to review electives and exchanges.
Irish Authors Some of the Most Studied at American Universities
Irish writers Jonathan Swift and James Joyce feature in the top 10 most studied authors on university reading lists in the United States, at fourth and sixth respectively.
Hundreds of Academics co-sign a letter calling on all Irish universities to suspend ties with Israeli Institutions amid the ongoing conflict
The letter demands that all Irish universities immediately suspend ties with Israeli institutions until the occupation of Palestinian territories is ended.
TCDSU Block Front Gate Entrance in Protest of Trinity’s Ties to Israeli Universities
The Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) and the Trinity branch of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) have blocked access to the front gate entrance and hung Palestinian flags from House 6 in opposition to Trinity’s links to Israeli universities.
Societies Advised Against Participating in Palestine Protest
In an email sent to societies this morning, the CSC warned against the use of society rooms to display Palestinian flags.
TCDSU Votes to Create Full-Time Irish Language Sabbatical Officer
The motion, which was passed at the third council of the year, marks the implementation of a long-term Irish language policy